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Three trustee positions will be elected on the Broadus School Board for three year terms, in a mail ballot to be sent out in April. Two of the positions will be for District 79-J, while a third position is open in the South Stacey District. Anyone interested in running must be registered voters within the respective districts in which they wish to run. The deadline to file is March 28th, and those wishing to file may do so by contacting District Clerk Dixie Mitchell. Election day is Tuesday, May 7th....
The annual Kindergarten Roundup for all perspective Broadus Kindergarten students entering the school system this fall will take place March 21st from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Broadus Community Center. Parents will need to bring a copy of the student's birth certificate and immunization records. Debbie Steig of Tri-County Co-op described the process of Kindergarten Roundup: “The students are assessed in the areas of motor skills, concepts (academic readiness), and language. The motor skills are administered by a Physical Therapist (large motor s...
By Kendra Hartman Broadus Elementary Students Participated in the Battle of the Books on February 23, 2024. Battle of the Books consists of students reading 12 books. The competition questions are in the form of "In which book did something happen." All groups answer the same 16 questions with 5 points for each correct title and an additional 3 for the author. The following students participated: 3rd and 4th grade: Charles Hartman, Krystin Kramme, Thane Kolka Mason Kolka, Sophie Ostendorf,...
Lucas Capp, Broadus 8th Grader, qualified for the state Mathcounts competition due to an individual participant from a different school entering the state competition as a member of a team, instead of participating individually. This meant that Lucas was bumped up into the individual qualifier position. Lucas was previously committed to BPA competition, and not able to attend state Mathcounts, according to Broadus Math Teacher Eric Myers....
BOZEMAN — Montana State University awarded 813 undergraduate degrees and164 graduate degrees during its 139th commencement ceremonies held Dec. 15 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. An additional 162 students from Gallatin College MSU received associate degrees or certificates. Local graduates include: Grace Hansen and Suzanne Trusler...
By Eric Myers On Tuesday, February 6th, eight Broadus Junior High students traveled to Savage to complete in the 2024 MathCounts competition. MathCounts provides engaging math programs to US middle school students of all ability levels, in order to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. Along with students from Culbertson, Savage, Plentywood, Lustre Christian, and Glasgow, Broadus students completed 2 individual tests and one team test. This year's participants fr...
The Broadus School Board trustees met for their monthly meeting Monday, with all trustees in attendance and a full docket of agenda items scheduled for the evening. High School English Teacher Jacy Collins spoke regarding ongoing work with the 2024-25 school calendar. She also spoke on the subject of work study for high school students, the subject of which had been a topic of discussion in the January meeting. Collins commented that students should be encouraged to take the variety of additional classes offered in the school such as art and...
By Broadus FFA Reporter Kiara Kelly On January 24, 2024 our Broadus FFA teams competed in the Winter Districts for FFA that were held in Baker Montana. The teams we took were Sales, Extemporaneous Speaking, Creed, Conduct, Parliamentary Procedure, Employment Skills, and FAM. In employment skills, Shelby Anderson, Kiara Kelly, and Ava Landa have qualified for state. Archer Edwards tied for 2nd for Farm Agribusiness Management, which helped the team in qualifying for state. Our creed speakers p...
Broadus Junior High and High School students with a 3.5 of above GPA for the 2nd quarter of the 2023-24 school year are listed as follows: 7th Grade Karlee Emmons Reece Emmons Mesa Fleming Lily Hagen Addison Harper Maggie Oylear Delaney Ruland 8th Grade Lucas Capp Brock Gali Emelyn Harper Whitney Hartman Bonita Kinzer Maddie Kramme Christian Oylear Addison Randall Rachel Rosencranz Danica Schroeder Jordyn Schroeder Tenley Yonkee Freshman Justin Aye Kassie Hagedorn Eli Jurica Ava Landa Sophomore Gracie Gali Liv Landa Maggie Mader Sean Oylear J...
By Kim Blain Tuesday, December 19th, 6th grade students entertained family and friends with jolliness and jokes as they performed Mrs. Lynch’s version of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” with the help of the rest of the elementary students performing some traditional and nontraditional Christmas songs. The 5th and 6th grade bands, respectively, started off the concert showcasing what they have learned this semester. Kindergarten students rang, danced like mice, and jingled bells. 1st grade built a gingerbread house and told us about the color...
BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor roll for fall semester 2023. To be eligible for the Dean’s list, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of Jan. 11 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. The Dean's List includes the students earning GPAs of 3.5 or above for the semester. Local students on the Dean’s List include: Broadus Luke Herzog, Rheanna Schroeder...
CHADRON, NE (12/20/2023)-- Chadron State College has announced 365 names on the President's List. A cumulative grade point average of 4.0 is required for the academic honor. To qualify, students must also be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. On the President’s List from Broadus is: Marcus Mader...
This fall I didn’t have the opportunity to follow my favorite team/ the Minnesota Vikings. So, when my brother asked me what I thought of the new starting quarterback I had no idea what he was talking about. My brother explained that after being let go from six other teams Josh Dobbs led the Vikings to a 31-28 victory, but that is not the most remarkable thing about Mr. Dobbs. After some research, my brother explained, Josh Dobbs graduated as an aeronautical engineer with a perfect 4.0 GPA, participated in debate, band, and three sports in h...
The Broadus School Board Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting Monday, with Trustees Dawn Aye, Kristy Elgin, Waylon Billing, and Rob Jones in attendance, while Amanda Zimmer called in when agenda items came up for a vote. Trustees Dan Krantz, Jay Schroeder, and Shasta Madsen were absent. High School Teacher Libby Nisley described to the board the work study program, available for juniors and seniors at the high school. This year there are a total of 13 students in the program. Work study students work in local businesses for one or...
By Kade VerWolf & Libby Nisley The Broadus JH BPA had some tough competition in Baker, during their meet in Mid-December. Attending the regional meet were 54 competitors from Custer, Baker, Hardin, Colstrip, Forsyth, and Plevna. The Broadus JH BPA competitors all placed high enough to qualify for state in at least one event, but can compete in up to three qualified events at state in Billings this March. The eighth-grade team results were as follows. Lucas Capp and Kade VerWolf placed 1st in Digital Game Design. They were joined by Madisyn...
By: Kayleigh Nisley, Reporter Twenty-three high school BPA students traveled to Baker on Monday, December 4th for the regional competition with their advisors Libby Nisley and Kendra Hartman. There were a total of 127 High School BPA members from area schools including Baker, Colstrip, Forsyth, Plevna, Custer, and Hardin. St. Labre and Lodge Grass did not attend. For the Broadus seniors, Landen Capp placed 2nd in Payroll Accounting and 2nd in Basic Office. Matt Hansen placed 2nd in Extemporaneous Speech. Eli Heacock placed 1st in Advanced...
Five members of the Broadus FFA chapter went to Nationals in Indianapolis at the end of October, including Shelby Anderson, Jayce Schroeder. Archer Edwards, Becca Aye, and Raiden Aurand. Broadus rode the bus to and from the event with students from Miles City and Baker. On the way down, the students toured Rosenbauer (a fire-truck manufacturer), the Bridgestone tire plant, the National Animal Disease Center, Fair Oaks Dairy, and White Water Agritourism. Once in Indianapolis, students went to sessions, participated in leadership workshops and a...
By Principal Denise Ternes Broadus Schools still collects Box Tops Labels. The process has changed. You can now download an app and scan your receipt to get money for our schools. Another option is to drop off receipts at Broadus IGA and someone from the school can scan your receipt for you. Look for more information on Broadus.net or at Broadus IGA. Thank you for supporting our school!...
By Kim Blain Broadus High School Music Department was well represented last week, November 13th and 14th, at the 2023 District 10 Honor Band and Choir, held in Forsyth. Students participated in two intense days of clinics/rehearsals with guest directors, Rhonda Burghardt (Choir) of Laurel High School and Kilee Sundt (Band) of Sidney High School. BHS Band members participating were: James Augare, Becca Aye, Talyn Conley,Archer Edwards, Kensi Emmons, Kaytlin Fairbank, Zach Jones, Reuben Kinzer, As...
By Lisa Lynch On Friday, November 10th, Broadus High School Pep Band performed during the Miles Community College Pioneers Women's and Men's Basketball games in Miles City. MCC Pioneer basketball teams took on the Northwest College Trappers (Powell, WY) in some exciting basketball action. The Pep Band was excited to support BHS alumni, Dillon Gee, as he played for the Pioneers. Gee scored 5 points on the night. The students did an excellent job and were a crowd favorite. Athletic Director for...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen At our August trustee meeting we discussed our increase in state guaranteed tax base dollars which contributed to our decrease in local taxes. The revenue responsible for our tax decrease was allocated from the 95 mills that is assessed to all state taxpayers. Many counties saw their taxable evaluations increase dramatically this year, and are choosing not to assess all of the 95 mills. With the higher taxable evaluations these counties are maintaining the State would receive approximately...
The Broadus School Board trustees held their monthly meeting Monday evening, with all members in attendance except for Shasta Madsen. During the hearing of the public the board heard from school bus contractor John Blain, who showed the board pictures of the bus accident from earlier in the school year. The board also heard the student council report from Zeason Schaffer. Libby Nisley gave a demonstration on how the various grades of students have performed on standardized testing. The results were very dependent on individual grades – some w...
Broadus students achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above during the 1st quarter are listed on the Honor Roll. 7th Grade Karlee Emmons Reece Emmons Mesa Fleming Addison Harper Margaret Oylear Delaney Ruland 8th Grade Lucas Capp Brooke Escott Brock Gali Emelyn Harper Whitney Hartman Colton Jones Madisyn Kramme Addison Randall Rachel Rosencranz Danica Schroeder Jordyn Schroeder Kade VerWolf 9th Grade Justin Aye Kassie Hagedorn Eli Jurica Ava Landa 10th Grade Kaytlin Fairbank Gracie Gali Alivia Landa Maggie Mader Kayleigh Opstedahl Darren VerWolf 11th...
By Broadus FFA Reporter Kiara Kelly Our Broadus FFA Horse Judging and Livestock team participated in the 2023 Nile in Billings October 16 - 17. On October 16 our Livestock team participated in the Livestock event. The team members were Kiara Kelly, Becca Aye, Jayce Schroeder, and Liv Landa. Our team placed 27th overall. On October 17, our Horse Judging team participated in their event. Our team Members were Liv Landa, Kiara Kelly, Mia Mader, and Laney Wilson. Liv Landa placed 1st out of 400 contestants. Our Horse Judging team placed 3rd...
By Montana Art Education Association This year MAEA has awarded Kate Ruland from Powder River County District High School in Broadus the Montana Art Education Teacher of the Year. Kate has been in education over twenty years teaching at Harlowton High School, Lewistown Jr. High School, Fergus High School, St. Labre Indian Catholic School, and now currently at Powder River County District High School in Broadus. Here is a small part of the nomination letter for Mrs. Ruland: "Katherine is an...
